Demountable-rim structure for vehicle-wheels.



0-. C. WOL FE. UEMOUNTABLE RIM STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. 1M6.

Patented Feb. 4, 1919 Q (410m? C no A A. 4

GHAUITCEY C. WOLFE, 01E MOBBISQN, 'WISCQN'SIN, AQSIGNOR 01? ONE-11.5511 U16 AETDREW' A. BORNElliIANhT, 8F lwiQTEl-RISQN, 'tJ'IfiCDllTSIN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Potented Febml, illicit.

Application one June 2, leis. Serial No. 101,204.

- To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, Crmmvonr CrlVOLFE, a citizen or the United States, and resident of Morrison, in the county of Brown and State of Wisconsin, have invented ,certain new and useful Improvements in Deniountableltiin Structures for Vehiclel vheels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in vehicle wheels and is directed to the provision of means, more particularly in connection with pneumatic Wheels for automobiles or the like, whereby the tire may be readily removed. from the body of the Wheel to permit the substitution of fresh tire.

it is in general the object of the present invention to strengthen and otherwiseinr prove the structure ofwheels of this type and to improve the readiness and rapidity with which substitution of rims may be procured. The present wheel finds particular application in connection with racing eutomobiles wherein e minimum time consumed in changing tires assumes a considerable importance, although the wheel is as well adapted for use under general road conditions.

A considerable disadvantage has heretofore been encountered in connection with WllBQlS oi? the present type having dotacle able the carrying rims inasmuch es dirt grit becomes packed in the ioint between the detachable tire carrying portion and the body of the Wheel in such manner as to prevent the ready removal of thetire carrying portion. It is therefore a. further object of the present invention to provide a joint between the body of the wheel and the tire carrying portion of such nature that it Wlll .not become clogged with dirt prevent ready detachment of the tire carrying iii-ember.

With the above and other-obj sis and ed vantages in View the invention resides more particularly in the novel cozubi rengeinent end formation oi? pa particularly hereinafter described and pointed out in the appended claim.

in the drawings 2 Figure l is a side elevation-a1 view of a wheel constructed in accordance with the present invention. v

Fig. 2 is a sectional View token radially sections so to prevent tl through a portion of the wheel on the :line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. is a transverse sectional view through the peripheral portion of the wheel. between the spokes, as indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, 5 designates the hub portion of the wheel from which rediates spokes 6 connected at their outer ends by the inner telly section 7. Disposed about the inner telly section 7 is a relatively thicker outer telly section 8 which carries e rim 9 provided with the usual. flanges 10 for securing a pneumatic tire thereon.

Opposite side portions of the opposed peripheral feces of the folly sections are off set to form consequent lapped flange portions 7 and 8 respectively, the flange 7 of the inner telly section being disposed at the inner side of the wheel. l he telly sections are secured together by bolts ll. passed transversely through. the telly structure with their axes substantially coincident; with the peripheral face of the flange 8 of the outer folly section, whereby between this flange and the inner telly section, the bolts lie in transverse grooves 12 in the peripheral feces oi these portions, the bolts being permanently secured by threaded engagement in the inner telly section adjacent its flange 7. 'lhcouter telly section is secured by washer plates 13 on the belts at the outer side of said section, and nuts 14' threaded on the adjacent aends of the bolts to beer against the washer. The of the bolts intersect the axes of respective spokes 6, end inasmuch as the inner telly section is meterially strengthened at the juncture of the spokes, it may thus be formed oi? minimum width, this disposition of the bolts also servto i 'ipsrt various strains directly to the spokes.

..o provide such contact between the telly 'ie introduction any foreign route-rial h might tend to bind the sections against ready detachment, the peripheral :taces of the sections, includ ing their effect portions are oppositely beveled whereby upon placing the sections together and tightening the nuts l l, a wedging' engagement of the faces is procured to provide tight seam, and should any foreign matter possibly become lodged between the faces, only a slight binding tendency would occur inasmuch as the opposite face portions move laterally apart in detaching the outer section. a

The present wheelis preferably made entirely of a relatively light metal composi tion.

From the foregoing structure it is seen that the outer felly section carrying the tire rim may be very readily removed and replaced as desired and attention is particularly directed to the manner in which the strain incident to travel of the wheel is dis tributed uniformly throughout the wheel, and is in the most part imparted directly to the spokes.

I claim:

A wheel including a felly comprising a rim carrying outer section, a spoke carrying inner section, the opposed peripheral faces of said sections being oppositely ofiset to form lapped flanges, portions of the peripheral face of the flange of the outer section being provided with transverse grooves, portions of the peripheral face of the inner section being provided with opposed grooves adapted to define cylindrical openings in conjunction with the grooves of the outer section flange, bolts passed through and threaded in the flange of the inner section and passed through the grooves and ex tended outwardly thereof, and means on the extended endsof the bolts for securing the felly sections against lateral movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Morrison, in the county of Brown and State of Wisconsin, in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHAUNCEY C. WOLFE. Witnesses: I

MAX FUELLE, FRED 0. Teen. 

